Sep 23 2018

Off The Chain wins the 6th Annual Doc Holliday BBQ and Music Festival

Off The Chain wins 6th Annual Doc Holliday BBQ and Music Festival

Off The Chain wins 6th Annual Doc Holliday BBQ and Music Festival

Forty professional BBQ teams gathered in Griffin, Georgia on September 22, 2018 to compete in the 6th annual Doc Holliday BBQ and Music Festival. Both of the first two GBA sanctioned contests of the season have had at least forty teams participating. The teams contended for their share of $10,000 in prize money and very unique western themed trophies valued at an additional $3,000.

At the end of the day, Off The Chain returned to form by winning the Grand Championship for their rib entry. In addition to being Grand Champion, they also finished 3rd in loin, 10th in pork, and 1st in ribs.

For the second contest in row, We Want Que won Reserve Grand by finishing 2nd in both loin and pork, and 10th in ribs. They also received the highest possible score of 600 for their preliminary loin entry.

Fire in the Hole won their first ever category by taking the Loin category. They were followed by We Want Que, and Off The Chain.

Hickory Flat BBQ Company finished first in the Pork category, with We Want Que coming second and Pots BBQ taking third place.

The top three finishers in the Rib category were Off The Chain, Hawk Eye BBQ, and Smoke ‘em Low BBQ. This was only the second competitive BBQ contest for Smoke ‘em Low, and their first GBA contest.

Wright On Q beat out twenty-two other teams to win the ancillary brisket category and a $500 check, followed by Smoke ‘em Low BBQ, and Hawk Eye BBQ.

Finally, the Griffin contest is home of the Official Georgia State Brisket Championship. For the last several years, this award has been based on the cumulative results from all GBA brisket competitions during the previous year. As a result, this year’s winner was Hold Your Horses. Beginning next year, the title will be awarded to the winner of the brisket category at the Griffin contest.

Full Loin, Pork, and Rib Results (these reports were mistakenly left out of the team packets on Saturday)
Doc Holliday BBQ and Music Festival 2018 Category Rankings

Full Brisket results
Doc Holliday BBQ and Music Festival 2018 Brisket Rankings

All Reserve Scores
Doc Holliday BBQ and Music Festival 2018 Reserve Scores

The next GBA sanctioned event will be the GBA State Championship in Milledgeville on October 20. Then we travel to Jacksonville, Florida on on November 17 for a new GBA contest (the 6th Annual Smokin Flamingo & BBQ Contest), followed by the 6th Annual Moultrie Moose Lodge #1158 BBQ Cookoff in Moultrie on December 1 and another new event in Americus on December 15 – the Brickyard BBQ Bash at Americus KOA. Hope to see everyone there!

Sep 12 2018

Holy Smokes take Grand at the South Georgia BBQ and Outdoor Festival

Holy Smokes wins Douglas

Holy Smokes wins Douglas

Forty-four teams traveled from 4 states to Douglas, Georgia on September 8, 2018 to compete in the first Georgia Barbeque Association sanctioned contest of the 2018-19 season.  Not only did the teams fight for their share of $20,000 in prize money, but also an early advantage in the race for the GBA Team of the Year in this double point event.

When the smoke cleared, Holy Smokes took home the Grand Championship trophy and a check for $5,000 for their pork entry.  Holy Smokes also won another $1,300 for their 5th place loin, 1st place pork, and 5th place ribs.  The trophy and $2,500 check for Reserve Grand Champion went to We Want Que, who finished 8th in loin, 2nd in pork, and 2nd in ribs.

Forget Me Not won the Loin category, followed by Cobra Q and EZQ.  EZQ received the highest possible score from the judges, a 600, for their preliminary loin entry.  Cobra Q began last season as a cooking for fun team before stepping up to the pros late in the season.

The top three finishers in the Pork category were Holy Smokes, We Want Que, and Belly Up.  Rescue Smokers won Ribs, followed by We Want Que, and Hold Your Horses BBQ.

Rescue Smokers also won the ancillary brisket category and a $1,000 check, followed by Pot’s BBQ, and Belly Up.  This was the first GBA contest for Pots BBQ, who also finished 8th in pork.

The full results for each category and reserve scores can be found at the following links:

Loin, Pork, and Rib Results

https://gba.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/Contest%20Results/Douglas%202018%20Category%20Results.pdf

Brisket results

https://gba.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/Contest%20Results/Douglas%202018%20Brisket%20Results.pdf

All Reserve Scores

https://gba.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/Contest%20Results/Douglas%202018%20Reserve%20Scores.pdf

We look forward to seeing everyone again in Griffin on September 22, and the GBA State Championship in Milledgeville on October 20.  Also make plans now to attend the new GBA contest in Jacksonville, Florida on November 17.

May 06 2018

Rescue Smokers Crowned Grand Champion at Three Rivers Festival

Rescue Smokers Crowned Grand Champion at Three Rivers Festival

Reserve Grand Champions Southern Hogs & Grand Champions Rescue Smokers

Reserve Grand Champions Southern Hogs & Grand Champions Rescue Smokers

Hazlehurst — Robby Royal & Dannie Morris of Rescue Smokers had their Loin on point to win Grand Championship at the Three Rivers Festival.  This was Rescue Smoker’s second Grand Championship at the Hazlehurst contest having also won the first contest in 2010.

Southern Hogs, led by Matt Sapp, put an big exclamation point on their 2017-2018 GBA Team of the Year campaign by making finals in all three categories & winning Reserve Grand Championship.

  LOIN     PULLED PORK     RIBS
1 591.6 Rescue Smokers 1 582.1 Southern Hogs 1 586.8 Backyard Bros
2 581.1 Southern Hogs 2 579.9 Carter Q 2 585.2 Weekend Warriors
3 566.5 Hold Your Horses BBQ 3 569.6 Weekend Warriors 3 575.2 Southern Hogs
4 594.8 Flying Pig Bar-B-Que 4 595.1 Flying Pig Bar-B-Que 4 591.8 Rescue Smokers
5 593.6 Belly Up BBQ 5 594.2 Hold Your Horses BBQ 5 590.91 Carter Q
6 591.8 Weekend Warriors 6 594 Budmeisters 6 590.9 Budmeisters
7 591.1 Budmeisters 7 590.9 Backyard Bro’s 7 590.3 Smokin J’s
8 590.6 Raging Smoke 8 589.91 Smokin J’s 8 588.2 Flying Pig Bar-B-Que
9 589.3 Fire in the Hole 9 589.9 Belly Up BBQ 9 586.7 Lang BBQ
10 587.6 Kelvin’s BBQ 10 588.1 Rescue Smokers 10 586.4 Bubba Grills
11 587.3 Smokin J’s 11 587.9 Kelvin’s BBQ 11 586.3 Hold Your Horses BBQ
12 585.7 Lang BBQ 12 587 Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ Crew 12 586.3 Porkoholics Barebecue
13 583.1 Smoke Show   13 586 Daddy-O’s BBQ 13 585.7 J Dubs Stew & Que
14 581.8 Bubba Grills 14 584.7 Old Henry’s BBQ 14 584.5 Old Henry’s BBQ
15 581.7 J Dubs Stew & Que   15 582.7 Raging Smoke 15 583.5 Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ Crew
16 581.4 Daddy-O’s BBQ 16 582 Smoke Show 16 582.1 Daddy-O’s BBQ
17 579.7 Backyard Bro’s 17 580.9 Bubba Grills 17 579.7 Ribbed For Your Pleasure
18 579.4 Blue Diablo   18 574.4 Blue Diablo 18 579.1 Kelvin’s BBQ
19 574.1 Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ Crew 19 574 Porkoholics Barebecue 19 578.8 Smoke Show
20 573.2 Carter Q 20 572.8 Ribbed For Your Pleasure 20 578.7 Raging Smoke
21 572.2 Old Henry’s BBQ 21 567.8 Lang BBQ 21 574.2 Belly Up BBQ
22 569.7 Ribbed For Your Pleasure 22 565.9 Fire in the Hole 22 571.9 Fire in the Hole
23 560.2 Porkoholics Barebecue 23 562.4 J Dubs Stew & Que 23 569.9 Blue Diablo

 

 

Reserve Champions Scores Loin Pulled Ribs Total
1 Southern Hogs 599.1 595.8 599.4 1794.3
2 Weekend Warriors 591.8 599.1 596.1 1787.0
3 Hold Your Horses BBQ 597.9 594.2 586.3 1778.4
4 Flying Pig Bar-B-Que 594.8 595.1 588.2 1778.1
5 Budmeisters 591.1 594.0 590.9 1776.0
6 Rescue Smokers 595.8 588.1 591.8 1775.7
7 Backyard Bro’s 579.7 590.9 598.5 1769.1
8 Smokin J’s 587.3 589.9 590.3 1767.5
9 Carter Q 573.2 598.5 590.9 1762.6
10 Belly Up BBQ 593.6 589.9 574.2 1757.7
11 Kelvin’s BBQ 587.6 587.9 579.1 1754.6
12 Raging Smoke 590.6 582.7 578.7 1752.0
13 Daddy-O’s BBQ 581.4 586.0 582.1 1749.5
14 Bubba Grills 581.8 580.9 586.4 1749.1
15 Captain Jack’s Freedom BBQ Crew 574.1 587.0 583.5 1744.6
16 Smoke Show 583.1 582.0 578.8 1743.9
17 Old Henry’s BBQ 572.2 584.7 584.5 1741.4
18 Lang BBQ 585.7 567.8 586.7 1740.2
19 J Dubs Stew & Que 581.7 562.4 585.7 1729.8
20 Fire in the Hole 589.3 565.9 571.9 1727.1
21 Blue Diablo 579.4 574.4 569.9 1723.7
22 Ribbed For Your Pleasure 569.7 572.8 579.7 1722.2
23 Porkoholics Barebecue 560.2 574.0 586.3 1720.5

May 06 2018

B’s BBQ Wins Grand at Golden’s Cast Iron BBQ Cook-off

B’s BBQ Wins Grand at Golden’s Cast Iron BBQ Cook-off

Grand Champion - B's BBQ

Grand Champion – B’s BBQ

Columbus — B’s BBQ won the Grand Championship with Loin at the first Golden’s Cast Iron BBQ Cook-off. Off the Chain BBQ made finals in all three categories to claim the Reserve Grand Championship.

Reserve Grand Champion - Off the Chain BBQ

Reserve Grand Champion – Off the Chain BBQ

  LOIN     PULLED PORK     RIBS
1 593.8 B’s BBQ 1 589.9 We Want Que 1 586.8 Off the Chain
2 574.8 Watts Smoking 2 576.9 Off theChain 2 580 Realicious
3 572.1 Offthe Chain 3 570.1 Bite My Butts BBQ 3 579.2 Smokin the Good Stuff
4 595.1 We Want Que 4 587.6 Pirates of Porkscents 4 590 Vienna Volunteer Fire Dept
5 591.8 EZ Q 5 587.2 TLS BBQ 5 588.2 B’s BBQ
6 591.2 Flint River Cooking Team 6 586.6 Hootie Q 6 587.7 EZ Q
7 590.6 Wright on Q 7 585.3 Flint River Cooking Team 7 586.61 Johnson Boys
8 590.3 TLS BBQ 8 584.9 REAL-licious BBQ 8 586.6 Flint River Cookers
9 587.2 Hot Ash Q 9 584.7 Hot Ash Q 9 586.3 Flint River Cooking Team
10 585.3 Smokin the Good Stuff 10 583.3 Watts Smoking 10 586 Bite My Butt BBQ
11 579 Pirates of Porkscents 11 582.7 Countryside BBQ 11 585.6 Hot Ash Q
12 578.4 Hootie Q 12 582.7 B’s BBQ 12 583.9 The BBQ Ninja
13 577.8 The BBQ Ninja   13 579.7 Flint River Cookers 13 582.9 Smoking Outlaws
14 576.8 Hoggin in the Sauce 14 578.3 Wright on Q 14 582.7 Hootie Q
15 575.4 REAL-licious BBQ   15 577.8 Hog N Ass 15 581.1 Hoggin in the Sauce
16 574.6 Flint River Cookers 16 577.2 Vienna Volunteer Fire Dept 16 580.4 Countryside BBQ
17 574.2 Bite My Butt BBQ 17 575.2 Johnson Boys 17 580 Pirates of Porkscents
18 573.1 Smoking Outlaws   18 574.8 The BBQ Ninja 18 578.8 Wright on Q
19 571.1 Johnson Boys 19 573.8 Hoggin in the Sauce 19 577.7 Watts Smoking
20 567.4 Vienna Volunteer Fire Dept 20 572.9 Smoking Outlaws 20 577.5 Hog N Ass
21 566.5 The Grill Deal 21 571.5 Smokin the Good Stuff 21 573.2 Backyard 374
22 565.9 Countryside BBQ 22 571.4 EZ Q 22 569.4 TLS BBQ
23 562.7 Iron Works 23 569.3 The Grill Deal 23 564.9 We Want Que
24 556.1 Hog N Ass 24 565.8 Delta Data 24 564.1 The Grill Deal
25 552.7 Backyard 374 25 563.1 Iron Works 25 559.2 Iron Works
26 0 Delta Data   26 557.4 Backyard 374   26 0 Delta Data

 

Reserve Champions Scores Loin Pulled Ribs Total
1 Off the Chain 599.4 599.1 591.3 1789.8
2 B’s BBQ 596.1 582.7 588.2 1767.0
3 Flint River Cooking Team 591.2 585.3 586.3 1762.8
4 REAL-licious BBQ 575.4 584.9 599.7 1760.0
5 Hot Ash Q 587.2 584.7 585.6 1757.5
6 Watts Smoking 595.7 583.3 577.7 1756.7
7 We Want Que 595.1 595.8 564.9 1755.8
8 Bite My Butt BBQ 574.2 594.8 586.0 1755.0
9 EZ Q 591.8 571.4 587.7 1750.9
10 Hootie Q 578.4 586.6 582.7 1747.7
11 Wright on Q 590.6 578.3 578.8 1747.7
12 Smokin the Good Stuff 585.3 571.5 590.5 1747.3
13 TLS BBQ 590.3 587.2 569.4 1746.9
14 Pirates of Porkscents 579.0 587.6 580.0 1746.6
15 Flint River Cookers 574.6 579.7 586.6 1740.9
16 The BBQ Ninja 577.8 574.8 583.9 1736.5
17 Vienna Volunteer Fire Dept 567.4 577.2 590.0 1734.6
18 Johnson Boys 571.1 575.2 586.6 1732.9
19 Hoggin in the Sauce 576.8 573.8 581.1 1731.7
20 Countryside BBQ 565.9 582.7 580.4 1729.0
21 Smoking Outlaws 573.1 572.9 582.9 1728.9
22 Hog N Ass 556.1 577.8 577.5 1711.4
23 The Grill Deal 566.5 569.3 564.1 1699.9
24 Iron Works 562.7 563.1 559.2 1685.0
25 Backyard 374 552.7 557.4 573.2 1683.3
26 Delta Data 0.0 565.8 0.0 565.8

 

Apr 30 2018

Rescue Smokers Takes the Belt at Canton

Rescue Smokers Takes the Belt at Canton

Grand Champion - Rescue Smokers

Grand Champion – Rescue Smokers

Canton – Rescue Smokers not only won the Grand Championship at the Canton BBQ & Brews festival, they also captured the BBQ & Brews Championship Belt.  It was Robby & Stephanie Royal’s Loin entry that topped the finals round for the Grand Championship. The belt was awarded to the highest cumulative scores from the 4 BBQ & Brews events.  Rescue Smokers edged out Smokin’ the Good Stuff by 0.9 of a point.  Smokin’ the Good Stuff made finals in Loin and had 6th place finishes in both Pork & Ribs to take the Reserve Grand Championship.

Reserve Grand Champion - Smoking the Good Stuff

Reserve Grand Champion – Smoking the Good Stuff

Note: !st, 2nd & 3rd place scores are from finals round. All other scores are from preliminary rounds

  LOIN     PULLED PORK     RIBS
1 591.2 Rescue Smokers 1 587.6 Weekend Warrior 1 579.3 Cobra Q
2 581.9 Smokin’ the Good Stuff 2 583.8 Swine Dining 2 577.7 Hootie Q
3 579.7 Hold Your Horses 3 569.6 Pork U 3 572.1 Southern Hogs
4 594.5 Southern Hogs 4 599.1 Rescue Smokers 4 594.5 Swine Dining
5 594.1 Off the Chain 5 595.8 Off the Chain 5 592.5 Smoke Stache BBQ
6 591.81 Hootie Q 6 595.1 Smokin’ The Good Stuff 6 590.8 Smokin’ The Good Stuff
7 591.8 Weekend Warriors 7 591.8 Cobra Q 7 588.5 Smoke Shack BBQ
8 591.51 We Want Que 8 591.5 We Want Que 8 587.9 Big Bad Wold
9 591.5 Cobra Q 9 590.3 Smoke Stache BBQ 9 586.9 We Want Que
10 587.9 Hickory Flat BBQ Co. 10 590.2 Hickory Flat BBQ Co. 10 585 If You Smoke It, They Will Come
11 585.9 East Coast BBQ 11 587 Smoke Shack BBQ 11 583.7 Hold Your Horses
12 585.3 Smokin J’s Barbeque 12 585.7 Big Bad Wold 12 582.9 Fire in the Hole BBQ
13 584.3 Smoke Shack BBQ   13 584.6 Hootie Q 13 582.9 Weekend Warriors
14 583.9 Smoke Stache BBQ 14 582.3 Hold Your Horses 14 582.9 Rescue Smokers
15 578.7 Water Hawgs BBQ   15 578.1 Southern Hogs 15 581.7 BBQ Fool of GA
16 578.5 Bubonic BBQ 16 576.8 Napalm Sticks to Pigs 16 581.7 Water Hawgs BBQ
17 576.8 Fire in the Hole BBQ 17 576.7 Water Hawgs BBQ 17 580.3 Smokin J’s Barbeque
18 576.4 Swine Dining   18 575.7 If You Smoke It, They Will Come 18 578.6 Hickory Flat BBQ Co.
19 575.8 Napalm Sticks to Pigs 19 574.4 Pirates of Porkscents 19 576.3 Napalm Sticks to Pigs
20 571.2 Black Sheep BBQ 20 574.2 Smokin J’s Barbeque 20 575.5 John’s BBQ Smokehouse
21 570.2 BBQ Fool of GA 21 573.2 Fire in the Hole BBQ 21 575.5 Pirates of Porkscents
22 568.4 John’s BBQ Smokehouse 22 570.4 Bubonic BBQ 22 574.7 Pork U
23 567.9 Big Bad Wold 23 569.9 John’s BBQ Smokehouse 23 573.8 East Coast BBQ
24 567.6 Pirates of Porkscents 24 568.2 Black Sheep BBQ 24 570.1 Bubonic BBQ
25 567.2 If You Smoke It, They Will Come 25 567.2 East Coast BBQ 25 558.3 Off the Chain
26 562.6 Pork U   26 566.6 BBQ Fool of GA   26 553.8 Grandad and Gsons
27 535.8 Grandad and Gsons 27 552.5 Grandad and Gsons   27 546.7 Black Sheep BBQ

 

 Reserve Grand Scores Loin Pulled Ribs Total
1 Rescue Smokers 599.7 599.1 582.9 1781.7
2 Smokin’ The Good Stuff 595.1 595.1 590.8 1781.0
3 Cobra Q 591.5 591.8 595.5 1778.8
4 Weekend Warriors 591.8 599.7 582.9 1774.4
5 Southern Hogs 594.5 578.1 599.7 1772.3
6 Hootie Q 591.8 584.6 595.8 1772.2
7 Swine Dining 576.4 599.7 594.5 1770.6
8 We Want Que 591.5 591.5 586.9 1769.9
9 Smoke Stache BBQ 583.9 590.3 592.5 1766.7
10 Hold Your Horses 595.1 582.3 583.7 1761.1
11 Smoke Shack BBQ 584.3 587.0 588.5 1759.8
12 Hickory Flat BBQ Co. 587.9 590.2 578.6 1756.7
13 Off the Chain 594.1 595.8 558.3 1748.2
14 Big Bad Wold 567.9 585.7 587.9 1741.5
15 Smokin J’s Barbeque 585.3 574.2 580.3 1739.8
16 Water Hawgs BBQ 578.7 576.7 581.7 1737.1
17 Pork U 562.6 599.7 574.7 1737.0
18 Fire in the Hole BBQ 576.8 573.2 582.9 1732.9
19 Napalm Sticks to Pigs 575.8 576.8 576.3 1728.9
20 If You Smoke It, They Will Come 567.2 575.7 585.0 1727.9
21 East Coast BBQ 585.9 567.2 573.8 1726.9
22 Bubonic BBQ 578.5 570.4 570.1 1719.0
23 BBQ Fool of GA 570.2 566.6 581.7 1718.5
24 Pirates of Porkscents 567.6 574.4 575.5 1717.5
25 John’s BBQ Smokehouse 568.4 569.9 575.5 1713.8
26 Black Sheep BBQ 571.2 568.2 546.7 1686.1
27 Grandad and Gsons 535.8 552.5 553.8 1642.1